In the lot

Josh Noel, Chicago Tribune

Boys play baseball in an empty lot in San Pedro de Macoris, one of the Dominican towns that sends the most professional baseball players to the United States. Sammy Sosa grew up in the town, where he famously shined shoes as a boy.

Boys play baseball in an empty lot in San Pedro de Macoris, one of the Dominican towns that sends the most professional baseball players to the United States. Sammy Sosa grew up in the town, where he famously shined shoes as a boy. (Josh Noel, Chicago Tribune)

Boys play baseball in an empty lot in San Pedro de Macoris, one of the Dominican towns that sends the most professional baseball players to the United States. Sammy Sosa grew up in the town, where he famously shined shoes as a boy.